Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
17.3°C
1.6° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 7PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (29 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (29 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.8
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
10
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
18
0.3
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
39
56
74
57
45
51
25
15
7
4
8
8
8
8
4
5
5
5
7
13
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
ESE
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:22AM1.85m
10:47PM1.80m
11:13AM1.85m
11:38PM1.81m
12:09PM1.83m
Low Tide
4:30PM0.22m
4:51AM0.13m
5:20PM0.23m
5:42AM0.13m
6:13PM0.27m
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clear
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clear
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
19
19
16
14
12
11
11
14
18
16
14
12
12
11
10
13
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
11
14
14
11
9
7
5
6
8
11
9
6
5
6
6
5
10
9
10
9
11
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